74 - 20 Lessons from Earning $20,000 in 30 Days (Pt. I)
Inspire Your Success
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In this Writing Wednesday episode, I am starting a new 4 part series based off my recent episode How I Made $20,050 in 30 days of Writing. In this series, I will talk about the 20 lessons I learned from that month. I recently wrote about this on Medium but wanted to dive deeper into each lesson on the podcast!
In September of 2019, I made $20,050 as a freelance writer. That was an insane income month! Let’s dive into the first five significant takeaways from that month.
1. Figure out your Hourly Rate.
As you start to get clients and earn money writing, make sure to calculate your hourly rate and then anything that doesn’t meet that hourly rate, outsource. This led me to outsourcing some items to a virtual assistant (VA).
2. Outline Before You Write.
One of the biggest mistakes I have made over the years was not outlining my work ahead of time. Instead, I would try to research, write, and edit at the same time, which led to a lot of wasted time. I talk about having set days for writing tasks in this episode here.
3. Buy Grammarly Pro.
Not editing can cost you your biggest client!
4. Eliminate Distractions
On writing days, put the phone away! It’s a huge productivity killer. Also, get rid of clutter on your desk.
5. Write and Edit Separately
While outlining before writing helps, the same goes for editing and writing separately. If possible, I recommend writing one day and editing the next day or at least a few hour-long breaks in between the two sessions.
Stay tuned for the next 5 tips and if you implement these tips I would love to know!
Get started with Freelance to 5K and use the exact strategy I used to earn over $100,000+ writing today and get a FREE 1:1 call: freelanceto5k.com
In this Writing Wednesday episode, I am starting a new 4 part series based off my recent episode How I Made $20,050 in 30 days of Writing. In this series, I will talk about the 20 lessons I learned from that month. I recently wrote about this on Medium but wanted to dive deeper into each lesson on the podcast!
In September of 2019, I made $20,050 as a freelance writer. That was an insane income month! Let’s dive into the first five significant takeaways from that month.
1. Figure out your Hourly Rate. As you start to get clients and earn money writing, make sure to calculate your hourly rate and then anything that doesn’t meet that hourly rate, outsource. This led me to outsourcing some items to a virtual assistant (VA).
2. Outline Before You Write. One of the biggest mistakes I have made over the years was not outlining my work ahead of time. Instead, I would try to research, write, and edit at the same time, which led to a lot of wasted time. I talk about having set days for writing tasks in this episode here.
3. Buy Grammarly Pro. Not editing can cost you your biggest client!
4. Eliminate Distractions On writing days, put the phone away! It’s a huge productivity killer. Also, get rid of clutter on your desk.
5. Write and Edit Separately While outlining before writing helps, the same goes for editing and writing separately. If possible, I recommend writing one day and editing the next day or at least a few hour-long breaks in between the two sessions. Stay tuned for the next 5 tips and if you implement these tips I would love to know!
Get started with Freelance to 5K and use the exact strategy I used to earn over $100,000+ writing today and get a FREE 1:1 call: freelanceto5k.com